eZ publish Professional Licence

Version 2.0

NOTICE:

The provisions of this eZ publish Professional Licence Agreement (the Professional Licence) regulate a commercial licence to use, amend, modify and distribute the accompanying software eZ publish (the Software). Subject to the provisions of the Professional Licence, you will be free to distribute the Software in original, modified or amended versions without following the rules of GNU GPL.

The Software is also available under a General Public Licence (GNU GPL), meaning that the source code is open and freely available upon the provisions included in the GNU GPL. You may also, under the GNU GPL, modify or amend the Software, and you may distribute the Software to others, with the modifications or amendments you have made. However, you may do this only under the terms of the same GNU GPL, requiring that all the source code is open and free. The Professional Licence should therefore be applied if you intend to modify or amend the Software and enjoy a stronger copyright protection of your work in such regards and/or make and sell commercial versions thereof.

The Professional Licence does only include eZ publish software copyrighted eZ systems AS.

Upon the condition that you accept the terms of this Professional Licence, eZ systems AS will hereby licence to you the right to use the Software. Please read all the terms carefully. When using the Software under terms not following the GNU GPL you will be legally bound by the Professional Licence and accept the terms and conditions contained below.

PROFESSIONAL LICENCE:

The Software that accompanies this Professional Licence is the property of eZ systems AS and is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties. eZ systems AS continues to own the Software and you will be entitled to use the Software in certain ways after your acceptance of this Professional Licence. Your right to use the Software will be within the limits set forth in this Professional License and applicable law.

Except as may be modified by a licence addendum which accompanies this Professional Licence, your rights and obligations with respect to the use of this Software are as follows:

YOU MAY:

(i) install and use the Software under the provisions of this Professional Licence.

(ii) distribute the Software also with your amendments, modifications or new components, without making all your amendments, modifications or new components available under the GPL licence. If you distribute software with any of the rights given to you by this licence, you have to make sure the receiver has a valid professional licence.

(iii) rebrand the Software.

(iv) licence and sell the Software and/or amendments, modifications and new components.

While eZ systems AS is and will be the owner and copyright holder of the eZ publish source code, amendments and new coding will be the property of the originating party.

YOU MAY NOT:

(i) resell or give to others the rights given to you by this Professional Licence, without making sure the receiver has a valid Professional Licence.

(ii) modified software may not be distributed under any of the product names of eZ systems, unless otherwise is agreed upon. Except as a reference, i.e. like product XYZ powered by eZ publish.

DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES:

In no event will eZ systems AS or any contributors or partners of eZ systems be liable to you for any special, consequential, indirect or similar damages, including any lost profits or lost data arising from the use or inability to use the Software. The Software comes with no warranty.

GENERAL:

The laws of Norway will govern this Agreement. This Agreement may only be modified by a written document that has been signed by eZ systems AS.

Products under this licence:

eZ publish Pro
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